Delaware School Survey: Alcohol, Tobacco...Delaware School Survey: Alcohol, Tobacco & Other Drug Abuse Among Delaware Students 2019 REPORT TO: The Delaware Health Fund Advisory Committee

Delaware School Survey:

Alcohol, Tobacco

& Other Drug Abuse

Among Delaware Students

2019

REPORT TO:

The Delaware Health Fund Advisory Committee and

The Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health,

Department of Health and Social Services

August 2020

Prepared by the Center for Drug & Health Studies

University of Delaware

Preparation of this report is supported in part by DHSS/DSAMH through grants from the Substance Abuse and

Mental Health Services Administration

KEY STAFF ON THE 2019 DELAWARE SCHOOL SURVEY

JIM HIGHBERGER

SOFIA GONZALEZ

ROCHELLE BRITTINGHAM

ANGELA BROWN

WENJIN WANG

RACHAEL SCHILLING

LIN LIU

RACHEL RYDING

DAN O'CONNELL

STEVE MARTIN

CHRISTY VISHER

AND A CAST OF 20-30 OTHERS WHO PITCHED IN TO GO TO SCHOOLS

Center for Drug and Health Studies

University of Delaware

Newark, DE 19716-2582

(Address all inquiries to James Highberger, [email protected])

This study was supported by Delaware Health and Social Services, Division of Substance Abuse and Mental

Health, through the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant from the Substance Abuse and

Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The study

also received substantial and critical support from the Delaware Legislature through the Delaware Health Fund.

We wish to thank the members of the Delaware Health Fund Advisory Committee for their assistance. We also

want to thank the Delaware Department of Education for their help in conducting the study. The cooperation

of all of the participating schools, teachers, and students is greatly appreciated and gratefully acknowledged.

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The purpose of the Delaware School Survey:

The History of the Delaware School Survey:

The Current Survey:

DELAWARE SCHOOL SURVEYS OVERVIEW

From 1989 through 1994, the Delaware School Survey was conducted for the Delaware Department of

Education with the Perspectives, Attitudes and Use Survey (PAUS). From 1995 to 1998, the Delaware

School Survey of Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Abuse was supported by the Delaware Prevention

Coalition (administered through the Office of Prevention in the Department of Services for Children, Youth

and Their Families) and conducted by the Center for Drug and Health Studies at the University of Delaware.

From 1999 to 2003, the survey was a part of the Delaware State Incentive Grant (SIG) Cooperative

Agreement from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's Center for Substance

Abuse Prevention (CSAP), administered by Delaware Health and Social Services, Division of Substance

Abuse and Mental Health. Since 2004, the Delaware School Survey has been jointly sponsored by the

Delaware Legislature through the Delaware Health Fund and by support from the Division of Substance

Abuse and Mental Health through federal Prevention Block Grant funding. Since 1999 the survey has been

expanded from the sample used in previous years to an attempt to interview most 5th, 8th, and 11th

graders in the Delaware public schools.

• Providing estimates of students' use/abuse of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs -- the incidence and

prevalence of use as well as patterns of consumption, corollary behaviors and attitudes and consequences;

•Providing ongoing trend data- for purposes of reporting to state and federal agencies, schools and school

districts and local organizations for assessment, planning, and funding purposes.

The survey is conducted from January into June each year as an anonymous classroom administration,

using a form that can be completed in no more than one class period, administered by University of

Delaware personnel, rather than by teachers, to help increase students' perceptions that the results were

not seen by school personnel. Parents are informed about the survey and given the opportunity to decide if

their child should or should not participate. Students also get to choose whether they participate or not.

Only a very small number of parents or students choose not to participate. All consent and administration

procedures, as well as the survey questions, are reviewed annually and approved by the University of

Delaware’s Institutional Review Board. The number of completed interviews, excluding any students who

reported using a fictitious drug (included as a question) or who otherwise obviously falsified their answers,

are reported in the following table.

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SAMPLE DESCRIPTION -- DELAWARE SCHOOL SURVEY

FIFTH GRADE EIGHTH GRADE ELEVENTH GRADE

(N= 5,243) (N= 4,678) (N= 3,909)

GENDER (%)

Males 52 51 50Females 48 49 50

ETHNICITY (%)

White Non-Hispanic 34 46 50

Black Non-Hispanic 24 19 22

Hispanic/Latino 26 28 23

Other 16 7 4

COUNTY (Ns)

New Castle 2,622 2,339 1,954

Kent 1,320 1,170 990Sussex 1,301 1,169 965

The survey included the Census version of race/ethnicity. In this format, race, and whether students consider

themselves Hispanic are asked in two separate questions. Some students who would have previously identified

themselves as white, African-American or "other" are now identified as Hispanic.

Each of our samples since 1999 allows for statewide and countywide estimates that have much greater

reliability and smaller confidence intervals than were available in previous years.

The cooperation and assistance of the schools and school district offices has been essential to completing the

survey, and we are very grateful for their help. The results have proved useful and important for the state

agencies involved, for legislative initiatives, and for the communities statewide who are dealing with the

problems of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use among youth. The expanded samples from 1999 to present

have proven even more useful in providing community-level data to schools, state agencies, and communities

statewide dealing with the problems of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use among youth. Data from this

year's survey are being used for Federal reporting requirements to the Office of National Drug Control Policy,

the Department of Health and Humans Services, the Department of Education, and the CDC. Results from the

surveys are also a regular part of the Kids Count Reports in Delaware. The findings are being used by schools

and by School Districts in their applications for competitive state and federal grants. Information is used to

measure prevention program effectiveness in schools and communities. The ongoing collaboration of schools,

state agencies, the Delaware legislature and the University of Delaware enables us to provide this service to

the State of Delaware.

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I.

Cigarette, Alcohol, and Marijuana

Use Among 5th, 8th, 11th Graders

Inhalant, Hallucinogen, Stimulant,

Cocaine, Heroin, Ecstasy, and

Prescription Drug Use Among 8th

Graders

Inhalant, Hallucinogen, Stimulant,

Cocaine, Heroin, Ecstasy, and

Prescription Drug Use Among 11th

Graders

Average Age of Onset for Tobacco,

Alcohol, and Marijuana for 8th and

11th Graders

Perceived Risk of Using Tobacco,

Alcohol, and Marijuana for 8th and

11th Graders

Trends in Past Month or Regular Drug Use in

Delaware, 1990-2018

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Notes:

Regular use is defined as reports of one cigarette once a month or more often; see footnote page.

Displayed percentiles are rounded to the nearest whole number.

These statistics contribute to the National Outcome Measures (NOMs)

Sources:

Data Base/DiagnosticsPlus (1989-1993); Department of Public Instruction (1994)

Delaware School Survey, Center for Drug and Health Studies, University of Delaware (1995-2019).

TRENDS IN DELAWARE STUDENTS' CIGARETTE USE BY GRADE

SELF-REPORTED REGULAR USE*, 1990 - 2019

22%22%22%

26%

31%

28%

31%

33%33%

31%

26%

23%

20%19%

18%

16%17%17%

16%15%

14%14%13%

9%

6%

4%3% 3%

17%

14%15%15%

24%25%

23%22%

25%

20%

16%15%

12%11%

12%

10%9%

8% 8% 8%7%

6%5%

3%2%

1% 1% 1%

3%4% 4%

3% 3% 3% 3%4%

3%2% 2%

1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1%0% 0% 0% 0% 0%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

11th Grade 8th Grade 5th Grade

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Notes:

Regular use is defined as reports of one drink per month or more often; see footnote page.



Sources:



TRENDS IN DELAWARE STUDENTS' ALCOHOL USE BY GRADE


49% 49%47% 46%

48%

44% 45%47% 47%

46%44% 44% 43% 43% 43%

40% 41% 41% 41%39%

37% 36% 37%

31%

27% 28%

22%24%

30% 29% 28%

25%

29%

33%

29% 28% 29%

26% 27%

24% 24% 23% 24% 23% 23% 22% 23% 22%

19%17% 16%

13%

8% 8% 9% 8%6% 6% 6%

4% 5%

2% 1% 2% 3% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 1% 1% 1% 0% 1% 1% 1%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%


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Notes:

Regular use is defined as reports of smoking marijuana once a month or more often; see footnote page.



Sources:



TRENDS IN DELAWARE STUDENTS' MARIJUANA USE BY GRADE


12%

14%

12%

18%

21%

25% 25%

27%

25%

27%

25%

28%

25% 25%

23% 23%22% 22% 22%

23%24%

25%

27%26%

23%24%

22%23%

22%

24%

3%

5% 5%6%

8%

17% 17%

15%

19%

16% 16%15%

14%

12%13%

12%11%

10% 10%11%

12%11% 11%

9% 9%

7% 7% 7%8% 8%

0% 0% 0% 0%1%

0% 1% 1% 1% 0%1% 1% 0% 1% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%


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DRUG

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

Inhalants 2 2 9 6 9 8 5 6 5 5 6 6 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 - -

Hallucinogens 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Stimulants 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1

Cocaine - 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Heroina na na na na 1 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - -

Designer Drugs/

Ecstasyab na na - 1 1 - - 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Ritalina na na na na na na na na 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 - - - - - - -

Painkillersa na na na na na na na na na 3 2 3 2 3 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 - 2

Prescription Drugs

(Past Year)a na na na na na na na na na na na na 13 15 11 12 13 12 12 11 10 8 8 7 7 12 11

Notes:

(-) indicates less than one-half of one percent. a(na) indicates question was not asked that year.b Through 1999, the question asked about “designer drugs (XTC, Special K & Roche)”. From 2000 on,

the question asked explicitly about ecstasy.

cInhalant question altered in 2005 and subsequently


Sources:



AMONG DELAWARE Eighth GRADERS 1993-2019(Percentages)

TRENDS IN MONTHLY USE OF OTHER ILLEGAL DRUGS

8

DRUG

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

Inhalants 1 4 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - -

Hallucinogens 3 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 - - 1 1 1 - - - 1 - - - - 1 - - -

Stimulants 3 4 2 2 4 3 2 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 - - 1 - - - - - - 1 - - 1

Cocaine - 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 - 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - - - -

Heroina - na 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - -

Designer Drugs/

Ecstasyab na na - 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Ritalina na na na na na na na na 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 - 1 - 1 -

Painkillersa na na na na na na na na na 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 1 2 1 1 1 1

Prescription Drugs

(Past Year)a na na na na na na na na na na na na 18 22 20 20 21 20 20 19 17 13 14 12 12 13 12

Notes:

(-) indicates less than one-half of one percent. a(na) indicates question was not asked that year.b Through 1999, the question asked about “designer drugs (XTC, Special K & Roche)”. From 2000 on,

the question asked explicitly about ecstasy.

cInhalant question altered in 2005 and subsequently


Sources:



TRENDS IN MONTHLY USE OF OTHER ILLEGAL DRUGSAMONG DELAWARE ELEVENTH GRADERS 1993-2019

(Percentages)

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Important Footnote to the Trend Graphs and Tables of Delaware Students' Report

of Monthly or Regular Use:

The data from the 1989 - 1994 PAUS Survey, administered for the Delaware

Department of Public Instruction (DPI), come from responses to the questions: How

often do you usually use (or have ever used) each of:

Cigarettes

Alcohol (beer, wine, liquor, coolers)

Marijuana (grass, pot, hash, weed)

With response categories: "never," "once or twice before but not again," "about once or

twice a year," "about once or twice a month," "about once or twice a week," and "almost

every day." Responses of (about once or twice a month) or more often are considered

monthly or regular use.

The data from the 1995 - 2019 year University of Delaware Surveys for 5th graders

come from responses to a question similar to that used in the PAUS survey. The data

for 8th and 11th graders are different. They come from the questions used in the

national Monitoring the Future Surveys (MTF):

In the past month,

how many cigarettes have you smoked

how many times have you had a drink (not just a few sips) of alcohol

(beer, wine, liquor, mixed drinks)

how many times have you smoked marijuana (grass, pot, hash, weed)

Responses of one full cigarette and one time or more are coded as regular use.

In both the PAUS and UD surveys, any student who reports use of a fictitious drug

("dactyls") is excluded from the analysis.

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Notes:

* Among those who have ever smoked

Due to an inconsistency on the survey, the 2002 11th grade values are underestimated.


Sources:


TRENDS IN DELAWARE STUDENTS' AVERAGE AGE FIRST USE

Age First Used Tobacco*

13.5 13.412.8

13.4 13.5 13.5 13.9 13.9 14.1 14.1 14.213.8

14.513.8 14.0 13.9

14.3 14.3 14.4 14.7

12.0 11.9 12.0 12.0 12.1 12.1 12.3 12.2 12.4 12.3 12.512.0

12.611.9 12.0 12.0

12.5 12.3 12.5 12.4

0.0

2.0

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

18.0

20.0

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

11th Grade 8th Grade

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Notes:

* Among those who have ever drank



Sources:



Age First Used Alcohol*

14.1 14.013.2

14.0 14.1 14.1 14.4 14.4 14.5 14.5 14.614.2

14.714.1 14.4 14.3 14.3

15.0 15.1 15.0

12.1 11.9 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.4 12.5 12.4 12.612.0

12.512.0 12.0 12.0 12.1

12.5 12.6 12.6

0.0

2.0

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

18.0

20.0

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019


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Notes:

* Among those who have ever smoked marijuana



Sources:



Age First Used Marijuana*

14.4 14.313.4

14.4 14.4 14.4 14.7 14.7 14.7 14.8 14.914.5

14.914.2 14.5 14.4

14.9 15.0 15.2 15.2

12.6 12.6 12.7 12.6 12.7 12.7 12.8 12.8 13 12.9 1312.5

1312.4 12.5 12.5

13.0 12.9 13.1 13.2

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

20

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019


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Notes:

* "Great Risk" refers to students who reported "Great Risk" of harming themselves by using this substance.


This is a more extreme criterion than that reported in earlier NOMs graphs of "Moderate or Great Risk."

Sources:

Department of Public Instruction (1994)


TRENDS IN DELAWARE FIFTH GRADERS' PERCEPTIONS

OF "A LOT OF RISK"* IN SUBSTANCE USE

51% 51%49%

47%45% 45%

41%

50%

57%61% 61% 61%

63% 62% 62%58% 59% 58%

52%54% 52%

55%57% 55%

58%

36% 37%35%

38%35%

32%29%

35%38%

45% 45% 44%46%

44% 43% 42% 42%46%

42% 43% 42% 44% 45% 43% 45%

34%32% 31%

28% 30% 27%25%

30%34%

38% 38% 36% 41% 37% 36% 35%33%

30% 27% 27% 28% 29%27% 26%

24%

21% 21% 20% 19% 20% 18%17%

20%22% 25% 25%

24%28%27% 23% 24%

22% 20% 18% 17% 17% 18% 17% 16%14%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Pack of Cigarettes a Day Daily Use Alcohol Try Marijuana Try Inhalants

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Notes:



Sources:


* "Perceived Risk" refers to students who reported "Moderate Risk" or "Great Risk" of harming themselves by using this substance

Daily Cigarette Use of One or More Packs

TRENDS IN DELAWARE STUDENTS' PERCEIVED "MODERATE" OR "GREAT" RISK* BY GRADE

89% 88% 88% 89%91% 91% 90% 89% 88%

90% 91%

81%85% 84%

80% 80% 80%78%

75%77% 78%

79% 80%76%

80%82% 83%

79% 80% 79%83% 82% 81%

73% 73%

67% 67% 68% 67% 66% 67%70%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019


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Notes:

^ Binge drinking is defined as having five or more drinks in one sitting

Displayed percentiles are rounded to the nearest whole number


Sources:


"Perceived Risk" refers to students who reported "Moderate Risk" or "Great Risk" of harming themselves by using this substance

TRENDS IN DELAWARE STUDENTS' PERCEIVED "MODERATE" OR "GREAT" RISK* BY GRADE

Binge Drinking^

81% 82%80%

83%85% 86% 85% 86% 85% 86%

88%85%

82% 81%78% 78%

76% 76% 75% 74%

78%76% 75%

79%82% 82% 81% 81%

78%82% 83%

85%

75%73%

68% 67%71%

67% 66% 65%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018


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Notes:

* "Disapproval" refers to students who reported using the substance as "Wrong" or "Very Wrong"



Sources:



TRENDS IN DELAWARE STUDENTS' DISAPPROVAL* BY GRADE

Using Alcohol Daily

68% 67%69% 70%

63% 62%64%

61%

70% 71%76%

73%

79%77%

80%82%

78% 78% 78%74%

85% 85% 84% 85%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019


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Notes:




Sources:




Trying Marijuana

52%50% 49% 49%

43%41% 40% 40% 41% 40%

43%38%

76%74% 73% 74%

69%72%

68%

60%

72%70% 70% 70%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019


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Notes:


^ Regular use is defined as reports of once a month or more often; see footnote page.



Sources:



Using Marijuana Regularly^

73%71% 70% 70%

63%60% 59%

57% 58% 58% 58%53%

87% 86% 85% 85%87%

84%82%

84% 85%83%

81% 80%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019


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II. For Each of 5th, 8th, and 11th Graders:

Estimates by Gender and County of Lifetime, Past

Year, Past Month, and Recent Heavy Use of

Tobacco, E-Cigarettes/Vaping Devices, Alcohol,

Inhalants, and Marijuana and Estimates of Perceived

Harmfulness of Each Substance

Estimates by Gender and County of Use of Other

Illegal Drugs

Average age of First Use of Cigarettes, Alcohol, and

Marijuana

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LIFETIME USE PAST YEAR USE PAST MONTH USE

PERCEIVED "GREAT"

RISK OF HARM

FROM PACK OR

MORE PER DAY

Statewide 2% 0% 0% 58%

Males 2% 0% 0% 59%

Females 2% 1% 0% 58%

New Castle 2% 0% 0% 62%

Males 1% 0% 0% 61%

Females 2% 1% 0% 62%

Kent 4% 0% 0% 51%

Males 3% 0% 0% 54%

Females 5% 1% 1% 48%

Sussex 1% 0% 0% 47%

Males 2% 0% 0% 48%

Females 0% 0% 0% 47%

Source: 2019 Delaware School Survey, Center for Drug and Health Studies, University of Delaware.

CIGARETTE USE AMONG DELAWARE FIFTH GRADERS(in percentages)

Note: Displayed percentiles are rounded to the nearest whole number. Bar charts may differ due to this rounding.

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

LIFETIME USE PAST YEAR USE PAST MONTH USE PERCEIVED "GREAT" RISKOF HARM FROM PACK OR

MORE PER DAY

(Pe

rce

nta

ge S

ayin

g Y

es)

Statewide New Castle Kent Sussex

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(in percentages)

Smokeless Cigar All Smokeless Cigar All Smokeless Cigar All

Statewide 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0

Males 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

Females 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0

New Castle 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0

Males 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

Females 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0

Kent 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0

Males 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

Females 0 3 5 0 0 1 0 0 1

Sussex 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Males 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0

Females 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Notes:

*"All" includes smokeless tobacco, cigars, and cigarettes.

Displayed percentiles are rounded to the nearest whole number. Bar charts may differ due to this rounding.


OTHER TOBACCO USE AMONG DELAWARE FIFTH GRADERS

Lifetime Past Year Past Month

0

1

2

3

4

Smokeless Cigar All Smokeless Cigar All Smokeless Cigar All


(Pe

rce

nta

ge S

ayin

g Y

es)


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LIFETIME USEPAST YEAR

USE

PAST MONTH

USE

Statewide 3 1 0

Males 3 1 0

Females 3 1 1

New Castle 6 3 1

Males 6 3 0

Females 6 4 2

Kent 3 1 0

Males 2 1 0

Females 3 1 0

Sussex 4 1 0

Males 3 0 0

Females 5 2 0


VAPING DEVICE USE AMONG DELAWARE FIFTH GRADERS

(in percentages)

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10


(PER

CEN

TAG

E SA

YIN

G Y

ES)


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TRYING DAILY USE

Statewide 9 3 1 12 45

Males 10 3 1 12 45

Females 8 3 1 12 46

New Castle 10 3 1 12 47

Males 11 4 1 13 46

Females 8 3 1 12 47

Kent 8 2 0 12 44

Males 6 1 0 12 42

Females 11 4 1 12 46

Sussex 9 1 0 12 39

Males 10 1 1 13 38

Females 8 1 0 11 39


ALCOHOL USE AMONG DELAWARE FIFTH GRADERS

LIFETIME USE PAST YEAR USE PAST MONTH USEPERCEIVED GREAT RISK OF

HARM FROM:


(in percentages)

05

101520253035404550

LIFETIME USE PAST YEAR USE PAST MONTH USE TRYING DAILY USE

PERCEIVED GREAT RISK OF HARM FROM:

(PER

CEN

TAG

E SA

YIN

G Y

ES)


24

TRYING WEEKLY USE


Males 6 3 1 14 34

Females 9 3 1 13 34

New Castle 7 3 1 14 35

Males 6 3 1 15 36

Females 8 3 1 13 35

Kent 11 6 4 17 37

Males 5 4 4 17 37

Females 17 8 5 17 37

Sussex 8 4 1 13 27

Males 8 5 2 13 25

Females 8 3 0 13 29



INHALANT USE AMONG DELAWARE FIFTH GRADERS

LIFETIME USE PAST YEAR USEPAST MONTH

USE

PERCIEVED GREAT RISK OF HARM

FROM:

(in percentages)

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

LIFETIME USE PAST YEAR USE PAST MONTH USE TRYING WEEKLY USE

PERCIEVED GREAT RISK OF HARMFROM:

(PER

CEN

TAG

E SA

YIN

G Y

ES)


25

TRYING WEEKLY USE


Males 1 0 0 26 53

Females 1 0 0 21 51


Males 1 0 0 26 55

Females 1 1 0 21 53

Kent 2 1 1 23 53

Males 1 1 1 25 54

Females 4 1 1 21 51

Sussex 1 0 0 24 43

Males 2 0 0 27 43

Females 0 0 0 21 42

MARIJUANA USE AMONG DELAWARE FIFTH GRADERS


USE

PERCEIVED GREAT RISK OF HARM

FROM:


(in percentages)


0

10

20

30

40

50

60

LIFETIME USE PAST YEAR USE PAST MONTH USE TRYING WEEKLY USE

PERCEIVED GREAT RISK OF HARMFROM:

(PER

CEN

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E SA

YIN

G Y

ES)


26


Statewide 8 4 2

Males 8 4 2

Females 9 4 2

New Castle 8 3 1

Males 7 3 1

Females 9 3 1

Kent 12 7 6

Males 5 4 4

Females 19 10 7

Sussex 9 5 2

Males 10 7 4

Females 8 3 1

Notes:

Displayed percentiles

are rounded to the

nearest whole number. * Other illegal drugs include prescription downers, prescription uppers, inhalant

hallucinogens, Ritalin (“to get high”), and cocaine.


(in percentages)

OTHER ILLEGAL DRUG USE* AMONG DELAWARE FIFTH GRADERS

0

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14


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RITALIN

Statewide 0

Males 0

Females 0

New Castle 0

Males 0

Females 0

Kent 1

Males 1

Females 1

Sussex 0

Males 1

Females 0

Notes:

"Ritalin" includes Ritalin, Adderall, Cylert, and Concerta “to get high.”


"-" means not asked in survey


PAST YEAR USE OF RITALIN /ADDERALL SUBSTANCES AMONG DELAWARE FIFTH

GRADERS(in percentages)

28

Any of your friends smoke cigarettes Any of your friends drink alcohol

Statewide 5 3

Males 5 3

Females 5 3

New Castle 5 3

Males 5 3

Females 4 3

Kent 8 7

Males 6 4

Females 10 10

Sussex 5 2

Males 4 2

Females 5 2

Note:



SUBSTANCE USE BY PEERS REPORTED BY DELAWARE FIFTH GRADERS(in percentages)

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Any of your friends smoke cigarettes Any of your friends drink alcohol

(pe

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29


USEHEAVY USE

PERCEIVED GREAT

RISK OF HARM FROM

PACK OR MORE PER

DAY


Males 3 5 1 0 52

Females 2 5 0 0 61


Males 2 5 1 1 52

Females 5 6 1 0 61

Kent -- -- -- -- --

Males -- -- -- -- --

Females -- -- -- -- --

Sussex 6 3 0 0 57

Males 4 3 1 0 54

Females 0 4 0 0 59

Notes:

"Heavy use" is more than one-half pack per day in last thirty days.

Due to scheduling conflicts no 8th grade classes in Kent participated


CIGARETTE USE AMONG DELAWARE EIGHTH GRADERS(in percentages)


0

10

20

30

40

50

60

LIFETIME USE PAST YEAR USE PAST MONTH USE HEAVY USE PERCEIVED GREATRISK OF HARMFROM PACK ORMORE PER DAY

(pe

rce

nta

ge s

ayin

g ye

s)


30

Smokeless Cigar All* Smokeless Cigar All* Smokeless Cigar All*

Statewide 2 6 8 1 3 7 0 2 2

Males 2 7 8 1 3 7 0 2 2

Females 1 6 7 1 3 7 0 2 2

New Castle 2 6 7 1 3 7 0 2 2

Males 2 6 7 1 3 7 0 2 2

Females 1 5 7 0 3 8 0 2 2

Kent -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Males -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Females -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Sussex 2 9 10 1 3 7 0 2 2

Males 4 10 12 2 5 7 1 2 2

Females 1 8 9 1 3 6 0 2 2

Notes:

* "All" includes smokeless tobacco, cigars, and cigarettes.


Displayed percentiles are rounded to the nearest whole number. Bar charts may differ due to rounding error.


OTHER TOBACCO USE AMONG DELAWARE EIGHTH GRADERS


(in percentages)

0

2

4

6

8

10

12



(Pe

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31

LIFETIME

USE

PAST YEAR

USE

PAST MONTH

USE

PERCEIVED GREAT RISK OF

HARM FROM USING AN

E-CIGARETTE OR VAPING

DEVICE

Statewide 15 11 5 29

Males 16 12 5 33

Females 15 10 4 26

New Castle 15 11 5 29

Males 16 12 5 33

Females 15 10 5 26

Kent -- -- -- --

Males -- -- -- --

Females -- -- -- --

Sussex 15 10 3 29

Males 16 9 3 31

Females 15 11 4 26

Notes:



ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE/ VAPING DEVICE USE AMONG

DELAWARE EIGHTH GRADERS(in percentages)

Displayed percentiles are rounded to the nearest whole number. Bar charts may differ due to this

rounding.

05

101520253035404550

LIFETIME USE PAST YEAR USE PAST MONTH USE PERCEIVED GREATRISK OF HARM FROM

USING A E-CIG. ORVAPING DEVICE

(PER

CEN

TAG

E SA

YIN

G Y

ES) Statewide New Castle Kent Sussex

32

DAILY USE BINGE USE*

Statewide 24 17 8 3 - 49

Males 22 13 7 2 - 43

Females 27 20 9 4 - 55

New Castle 23 16 7 3 - 49

Males 21 13 6 2 - 43

Females 27 20 9 4 - 54

Kent -- -- -- -- - --

Males -- -- -- -- - --

Females -- -- -- -- - --

Sussex 28 17 9 3 - 50

Males 29 16 9 4 - 42

Females 27 19 8 3 - 57

Notes:

*Question "Daily Use" was not asked in 2018

*"Binge use" is defined as three or more drinks at a time in the last two weeks.



Displayed percentiles are rounded to the nearest whole number. Bar charts may differ due to rounding error.

ALCOHOL USE AMONG DELAWARE EIGHTH GRADERS

LIFETIME USEPAST YEAR

USE

PAST

MONTH USE


HARM FROM:BINGE USE*

(in percentages)

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

LIFETIME USE PAST YEAR USE PAST MONTHUSE

BINGE USE DAILY USE BINGE USE


(Pe

rce

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ayin

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33

LIFETIME USE PAST YEAR USE PAST MONTH USE HEAVY USE*

Statewide 2 1 0 0

Males 2 1 0 0

Females 3 1 0 0

New Castle 2 1 0 0

Males 1 1 0 0

Females 2 1 0 0

Kent -- -- -- --

Males -- -- -- --

Females -- -- -- --

Sussex 0 1 0 0

Males 0 2 1 1

Females 0 1 0 0

Notes:

*"Heavy Use" indicates more than six times in the past month.

"-" indicates that question was not asked this year



INHALANT USE AMONG DELAWARE EIGHTH GRADERS(in percentages)


0

1

2

3

4

5


(pe

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34

TRYING WEEKLY USE

Statewide 15 12 8 3 -- 40

Males 15 12 9 4 -- 35

Females 15 12 7 2 -- 45

New Castle 15 13 8 3 -- 38

Males 15 12 9 4 -- 34

Females 16 13 7 2 -- 43

Kent -- -- -- -- -- --

Males -- -- -- -- -- --

Females -- -- -- -- -- --

Sussex 13 10 8 2 -- 49

Males 17 13 9 4 -- 41

Females 9 8 7 0 -- 55

Notes:

*Question "Trying" was not aksed in2018

* "Heavy Use" indicates more than six times in the past month.




MARIJUANA USE AMONG DELAWARE EIGHTH GRADERS

LIFETIME

USE

PAST YEAR

USE

PAST

MONTH USE

PERCEIVED GREAT RISK OF HARM

FROM:HEAVY USE*

(in percentages)

0

10

20

30

40

50

60


HEAVY USE* TRYING WEEKLY USE

PERCEIVED GREAT RISK OFHARM FROM:

(pe

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35


Statewide 8 6 2

Males 9 6 3

Females 8 5 2

New Castle 8 6 2

Males 9 6 2

Females 8 5 2

Kent -- -- --

Males -- -- --

Females -- -- --

Sussex 10 6 3

Males 12 10 6

Females 8 3 1

Notes:

* "Other illegal drugs" include prescription downers, prescription stimulants,

inhalants, hallucinogens, crack, cocaine, heroin, ritalin, painkillers, and designer drugs.




(in percentages)

OTHER ILLEGAL DRUG USE* AMONG DELAWARE EIGHTH GRADERS

0

2

4

6

8

10


(per

cen

tage

say

ing

yes)


36

Prescription

Uppers

Street

UppersDowners Pain Killers* Ecstasy Hallucinogen Ritalin^ Heroin

Crack/

Cocaine

Statewide 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0

Males 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0

Females 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0

New Castle 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0

Males 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0

Females 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0

Kent -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Males -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Females -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Sussex 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0

Males 2 0 2 6 0 0 1 0 0

Females 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Notes:

* "Pain killers" includes OxyContin, Codeine, Percocet, and Tylenol 3 "to get high."

^ "Ritalin" includes Ritalin, Adderall, Cylert, and Concerta "to get high."




(in percentages)

PAST YEAR USE OF OTHER ILLEGAL SUBSTANCES AMONG DELAWARE EIGHTH GRADERS

0

1

2

3

4

5

PrescriptionUppers

StreetUppers

Downers Pain Killers* Ecstasy Hallucinogen Ritalin^ Heroin Crack/Cocaine

(pe

rce

nta

ge s

ayin

g ye

s)


37


USEHEAVY USE

PERCEIVED

GREAT RISK OF

HARM FROM

PACK OR MORE

PER DAY


Males 9 15 4 1 62

Females 8 8 3 1 74


Males 7 12 3 1 64

Females 6 5 2 1 73

Kent 9 10 3 1 67

Males 10 15 4 1 59

Females 9 5 2 1 75

Sussex 13 18 5 1 68

Males 13 21 4 1 60

Females 13 16 5 1 75

Note:



(in percentages)

CIGARETTE USE AMONG DELAWARE ELEVENTH GRADERS

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

LIFETIME USE PAST YEAR USE PAST MONTH USE HEAVY USE PERCEIVED GREATRISK OF HARMFROM PACK ORMORE PER DAY

(pe

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38


Statewide 5 14 18 3 8 16 1 4 6

Males 9 16 20 6 10 20 3 5 8

Females 2 11 16 1 6 12 0 2 4

New Castle 3 14 17 2 8 14 1 3 5

Males 6 15 19 4 10 18 2 5 7

Females 1 12 15 1 6 10 0 2 3

Kent 7 14 18 4 9 15 2 4 7

Males 12 18 21 7 12 20 4 6 10

Females 2 10 15 1 6 10 0 2 4

Sussex 8 15 20 5 8 23 2 3 8

Males 12 17 22 9 9 26 4 4 9

Females 4 12 19 2 6 20 0 3 6

Notes:


*"All" includes smokeless tobacco, cigars, and cigarettes.



OTHER TOBACCO USE AMONG DELAWARE ELEVENTH GRADERS(in percentages)

0

5

10

15

20

25



(pe

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39

LIFETIME

USE

PAST YEAR

USEPAST MONTH USE

PERCEIVED GREAT

RISK OF HARM

FROM USING AN

E-CIGARETTE OR

VAPING DEVICE

Statewide 32 24 13 26

Males 32 25 15 21

Females 32 22 10 31

New Castle 31 22 12 25

Males 31 22 15 21

Females 31 21 9 29

Kent 31 23 12 27

Males 33 27 16 22

Females 29 19 9 32

Sussex 35 29 15 27

Males 33 28 15 18

Females 37 30 14 34


VAPING DEVICE USE AMONG DELAWARE ELEVENTH GRADERS

(in percentages)

05

101520253035404550

LIFETIME USE PAST YEAR USE PAST MONTH USE PERCEIVED GREATRISK OF HARM

FROM USING AN E-CIG OR VAPING

DEVICE

(PER

CEN

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YIN

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40

DAILY USE BINGE USE*

Statewide 56 47 24 14 - 50

Male 51 43 24 14 - 42

Female 61 52 24 13 - 58

New Castle 56 45 20 12 - 50

Male 50 40 21 12 - 44

Female 62 50 20 11 - 56

Kent 55 47 25 13 - 51

Male 49 43 25 15 - 41

Female 60 50 25 11 - 60

Sussex 59 53 33 19 - 47

Male 55 49 32 19 - 37

Female 62 56 33 20 - 57

Notes:


*"Binge use" is defined as three or more drinks at a time in the last two weeks.



(in percentages)

ALCOHOL USE AMONG DELAWARE ELEVENTH GRADERS

LIFETIME

USE

PAST YEAR

USE

PAST

MONTH USEBINGE USE*


HARM FROM

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70


BINGE USE DAILY USE BINGE USE

PERCEIVED GREAT RISK OFHARM FROM:

(pe

rce

nta

ge s

ayin

g ye

s)


41

LIFETIME

USE

PAST YEAR

USE

PAST MONTH

USEHEAVY USE*


HARM FROM WEEKLY USE

Statewide 2 1 0 0 -

Males 2 1 0 0 -

Females 1 1 0 0 -

New Castle 2 1 0 0 -

Males 1 1 0 0 -

Females 2 1 1 0 -

Kent 2 1 0 0 -

Males 4 1 1 0 -

Females 1 0 0 0 -

Sussex 2 1 1 0 -

Males 3 2 1 0 -

Females 1 1 0 0 -

Notes:

*"Heavy Use" indicates more than six times in the past month.




INHALANT USE AMONG DELAWARE ELEVENTH GRADERS(in percentages)

0

1

2

3

4

5



42

TRYING WEEKLY USE

Statewide 44 38 24 11 - 23

Males 42 37 25 14 - 19

Females 45 39 24 9 - 27

New Castle 46 39 25 12 - 22

Males 46 39 27 15 - 19

Females 47 39 24 8 - 26

Kent 40 36 23 10 - 25

Males 37 33 24 13 - 20

Females 43 38 23 8 - 30

Sussex 42 38 24 12 - 23

Males 41 37 24 12 - 19

Females 44 38 24 12 - 27

Notes:

* "Heavy Use" indicates more than six times in the past month.




MARIJUANA USE AMONG DELAWARE ELEVENTH GRADERS(in percentages)

LIFETIME

USE

PAST YEAR

USE

PAST MONTH

USEHEAVY USE*


HARM FROM:

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50


HEAVY USE* TRYING WEEKLY USE


(pe

rce

nta

ge s

ayin

g ye

s)


43


Statewide 16 11 5

Males 18 12 6

Females 15 10 4

New Castle 16 11 5

Males 17 13 6

Females 15 9 4

Kent 14 10 4

Males 16 10 5

Females 13 9 3

Sussex 19 14 7

Males 20 14 7

Females 19 14 7

Notes:


OTHER ILLEGAL DRUG USE* AMONG DELAWARE ELEVENTH GRADERS(in percentages)

* "Other illegal drugs" include prescription downers, prescription stimulants, synthetic marijuana,

inhalants, hallucinogens, crack, cocaine, heroin, ritalin, painkillers, and designer drugs.


rounding.

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

20


(pe

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nta

ge s

ayin

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44

Prescribed

UppersStreet Uppers Downers Pain Killers* Ecstasy Hallucinogen Ritalin^ Heroin

Crack/

Cocaine

Statewide 1 0 1 3 1 2 1 0 1

Males 1 1 1 3 1 3 1 0 1

Females 1 0 1 3 0 1 1 1 1

New Castle 0 0 1 4 0 2 1 0 0

Males 0 0 1 4 1 3 1 0 1

Females 0 0 1 4 0 1 1 0 0

Kent 1 1 1 3 1 2 1 0 1

Males 1 0 1 4 1 3 1 0 1

Females 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 0 1

Sussex 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 1 1

Males 1 1 1 2 1 4 1 0 1

Females 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 2

Notes:

* "Pain killers" includes OxyContin, Codeine, Percocet, and Tylenol 3 "to get high."

^ "Ritalin" includes Ritalin, Adderall, Cylert, and Concerta "to get high."



PAST YEAR USE OF OTHER ILLEGAL SUBSTANCES AMONG DELAWARE ELEVENTH GRADERS(in percentages)

0

1

2

3

4

5

PrescribedUppers

Street Uppers Downers Pain Killers* Ecstasy Hallucinogen Ritalin^ Heroin Crack/ Cocaine

(pe

rce

nta

ge s

ayin

g ye

s)


45

III. Risk and Protective Factors for Drug Use:

Availability of Cigarettes, Alcohol, and Other Drugs to

Students

Perceived Community Environment

46

Alcohol Cigarettes

Statewide 5% 9%

Males 5% 8%

Females 5% 9%

New Castle 5% 9%

Males 5% 8%

Females 5% 9%

Kent 4% 11%

Males 7% 15%

Females 2% 8%

Sussex 5% 7%

Males 5% 5%

Females 5% 9%

Note:Displayed percentiles are rounded to the nearest whole number, bar charts may differ due

to this rounding

Source: 2019 Delaware School Survey, Center for Drug and Health Studies, University of

Delaware.

DELAWARE FIFTH GRADERS WHO KNOW WHERE TO BUY

CIGARETTES FOR STUDENTS/ GET ALCOHL WITHOUT PAYING

FOR IT

0%

2%

4%

6%

8%

10%

12%

14%

16%

18%

20%


Alcohol Cigarettes

47

Alcohol Marijuna

Statewide 22% 33%

Males 19% 31%

Females 24% 36%

New Castle 23% 34%

Males 20% 31%

Females 26% 38%

Kent -- --

Males -- --

Females -- --

Sussex 17% 26%

Males 17% 30%

Females 17% 24%

Notes:



Displayed percentiles are rounded to the nearest whole number. Bar charts may differ due to this rounding

DELAWARE EIGHTH GRADERS WHO KNOW WHERE TO

BUY ALCOHOL AND MARIJUANA

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%


Alcohol Marijuna

48

Alcohol Marijuna

Statewide 43% 57%

Males 41% 54%

Females 46% 61%

New Castle 39% 58%

Males 36% 54%

Females 43% 62%

Kent 45% 56%

Males 44% 52%

Females 46% 60%

Sussex 52% 58%

Males 48% 56%

Females 55% 60%

Note:



rounding

DELAWARE ELEVENTH GRADERS WHO KNOW WHERE TO

BUY ALCOHOL AND MARIJUANA

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%


Alcohol Marijuna

49

Notes:

* "Current drinker" is defined as reporting drinking in past month.

^ "Pre-gaming" is defined as drinking before going to a game, party, or event.



16%

38%

13%

28%

4% 6%

28%

9%14%

36%

16%

35%

15% 14%

0% 2%

45%

15%13%

21%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Party whereParentsboughtAlcohol

Party withAlcohol andno Parents

Pre-Gamed^ SomeoneOver 21BoughtAlcohol

Bought withFake ID

Boughtwithout Fake

ID

Took Alcoholfrom House

withoutPermission


withPermission

Took Alcoholfrom

Another'sHouse

withoutPermission

None ofThese

Behaviors

PAST YEAR BEHAVIOR OF CURRENT DRINKERS*AMONG DELAWARE EIGHTH GRADERS

Males Females

50

Notes:

* Current drinker is defined as reporting drinking in past month

* "Pre-gaming" is defined as drinking before going to a game, party, or event.



27%

58%

30%

45%

5% 5%

28%

13%10%

17%

31%

56%

32%

45%

4% 5%

28%

17%

6%

15%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Party whereParentsboughtAlcohol

Party withAlcohol andno Parents

Pre-Gamed^ SomeoneOver 21BoughtAlcohol

Bought withFake ID

Boughtwithout Fake

ID


withoutPermission


withPermission

Took Alcoholfrom

Another'sHouse

withoutPermission

None ofThese

Behaviors

PAST YEAR BEHAVIOR OF CURRENT DRINKERS*AMONG DELAWARE ELEVENTH GRADERS

Males Females

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Crime Drug Sales Crime Drug Sales

Statewide 15% 13% 54% 18%

Males 14% 13% 56% 17%

Females 16% 13% 52% 20%

New Castle 16% 14% 50% 14%

Males 15% 15% 51% 12%

Females 17% 14% 49% 17%

Kent -- -- 53% 21%

Males -- -- 56% 20%

Females -- -- 51% 23%

Sussex 10% 7% 61% 15%

Males 9% 7% 61% 15%

Females 12% 7% 60% 15%

Bullied at school Bullied in Neighborhood Bullied at school Bullied in neighborhood

Statewide 12% 2% 8% 2%

Males 13% 2% 10% 2%

Females 11% 3% 7% 2%

New Castle 12% 2% 8% 2%

Males 13% 2% 8% 2%

Females 11% 3% 7% 1%

Kent -- -- 8% 1%

Males -- -- 10% 1%

Females -- -- 6% 1%

Sussex 12% 1% 10% 3%

Males 14% 1% 10% 2%

Females 10% 2% 9% 3%

Notes:



Perceived Neighborhood Problems*

Bully Victimization Experience*



* Based on the a series of questions asking whether the respondent had experienced any of the events in the past

year.

52


Statewide 9% 2%

Males 8% 2%

Females 10% 2%

New Castle 9% 1%

Males 9% 1%

Females 10% 1%

Kent - 2%

Males - 1%

Females - 2%

Sussex 8% 3%

Males 7% 3%

Females 9% 2%

Note:



Self-Reported Electronic Bullying Victimization

53

IV. School Environment

Estimates by Gender and County of School

Violence, School Safety, and Student

Comportment

Trends in School Safety and Student

Comportment 1997-2019

Perceived Use by Peers

Use of Ritalin or Other Prescribed

Psychoactive Medications to Improve

Concentration at School by 5th, 8th, and

11th Graders

Past Month Substance Use in Relation to

Prescribed Use of Psychoactive Drugs

Wellness Center Use by Eleventh Graders

54

Fighting is a problem at this schoolI’ve been in a fight at school this

year

Statewide 39 13

Males 41 19

Females 36 7

New Castle 39 14

Males 41 20

Females 37 6

Kent 37 14

Males 41 19

Females 34 9

Sussex 40 12

Males 45 17

Females 35 7

Note:



SCHOOL FIGHTING REPORTED BY DELAWARE FIFTH GRADERS(in percentages)

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

Fighting is a problem at this school I’ve been in a fight at school this year

(pe

rce

nta

ge s

ayin

g ye

s)


55

Student violence is a

problem at this school

"some of the time" or more

often

I took some kind of weapon

to school or a school event

this year

Statewide 41 1

Males 43 1

Females 39 1

New Castle 43 1

Males 45 1

Females 41 1

Kent -- --

Males -- --

Females -- --

Sussex 29 1

Males 33 2

Females 26 1

Notes:

Displayed percentiles are rounded

to the nearest whole number. Due to scheduling conflicts no 8th grade classes in Kent participated


SCHOOL FIGHTING REPORTED BY DELAWARE EIGHTH GRADERS(in percentages)

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

Student violence is a problem at this school"some of the time" or more often

I took some kind of weapon to school or aschool event this year

(pe

rce

nta

ge s

ayin

g ye

s)


56

Student violence is a problem at

this school "some of the time" or

more often

I took some kind of weapon to

school or a school event this year

Statewide 30 2

Males 30 3

Females 30 1

New Castle 32 2

Males 32 3

Females 32 1

Kent 31 2

Males 31 4

Females 31 1

Sussex 26 3

Males 27 5

Females 26 1

Note:



SCHOOL FIGHTING REPORTED BY DELAWARE ELEVENTH GRADERS(in percentages)

0

10

20

30

40

Student violence is a problem at this school"some of the time" or more often

I took some kind of weapon to school or aschool event this year

(per

cen

tage

say

ing

yes)


57

Most kids at this school obey

the teachers

Bad behavior of some kids at

this school keeps teachers from

teaching kids who want to learn

Statewide 73 68

Males 73 71

Females 73 66

New Castle 73 68

Males 73 70

Females 73 65

Kent 66 71

Males 62 73

Females 70 69

Sussex 75 71

Males 73 74

Females 77 68

Note:



PERCEIVED STUDENT BEHAVIOR REPORTED

BY DELAWARE FIFTH GRADERS(in percentages)

0

1020

30

40

50

60

7080

90

100

Most kids at this school obey the teachers Bad behavior of some kids at this schoolkeeps teachers from teaching kids who

want to learn

(pe

rce

nta

ge s

ayin

g ye

s)


58

Note:


Sources:


TRENDS IN PERCEPTIONS OF STUDENT BEHAVIOR

AMONG DELAWARE FIFTH GRADERS 1997-2019

68%64%

71% 72% 71% 72%

73%

72% 73%70%

70% 69%

75% 75%77% 76%

73% 73% 74% 75% 74% 74% 73%70%

72%

78% 79% 80%77%

75% 75%75% 74% 71%

70%66% 66% 67% 67% 68%

66%63% 64% 65% 65%

68%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Students Obey Teachers Misbehavior Distracts Teachers

59

Note:


Sources:


TRENDS IN PERCEPTIONS OF SCHOOL SAFETY AMONG

DELAWARE FIFTH GRADERS 1997-2019

55%59%

54%50% 50%

48%44%

47% 47%45%

41% 40% 40%42%

40%42%

40% 39% 38% 39%37%

40% 39%

88% 88% 87% 86% 87%90%

92% 91% 91% 90% 89% 89% 90% 91% 92% 91% 91% 92% 93% 92%94% 93% 94%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Feel Fighting is a Problem Feel Safe in School

60

Note:


Sources:



DELAWARE EIGHTH GRADERS 1997-2019

48%

53%

44%41%

43% 44%46%

50% 50% 50% 50% 51%54% 54% 55%

51%47%

49%46%

43% 44% 45%41%

78% 78%

71% 70% 71%

77% 78% 77% 78% 79%76% 77%

80% 80% 81% 80% 80% 79% 80% 79%81%

77%74%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Feel Violence is a Problem Feel Safe in School

61

Note:


Sources:



DELAWARE ELEVENTH GRADERS 1997-2019

40%

47%

37%34%

32% 33%36%

39%36%

41% 42%39%

46%44%

46% 45% 46%43% 41% 41%

36%39%

30%

82% 81%

76% 77% 77%80% 80% 81% 81% 80% 80% 79% 80%

82% 82% 83%81% 82% 82%

80%84%

77% 78%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Feel Violence a is Problem Feel Safe in School

62

The table on the right shows that

approximately one out of eight Delaware

eighth graders reported using Ritalin or

other psychoactive medication with a

prescription. As shown in the table below,

Delaware eighth graders who report

using Ritalin or other psychoactive

medication are more likely to have used

alcohol, tobacco, or other illegal drugs

during the previous month. The

difference between Ritalin users and non-

users is statistically significant (p<.01).



Note:

Ritalin/Psychoactive Medication with a Prescription and

Other Drug Use Among Delaware Eighth Graders

2%

11%

6%

12%

4%

1%

7%

3%

8%

2%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

50%

Cigarette Use Alcohol Use Binge Drinking Marijuana Use Other Illegal DrugUse

Past Month Substance Abuse Among Delaware Eighth Graders Who Use and Do Not Use Ritilan or Other Psychoactive

Medication

Use Medication Use Medication

91%

9%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Do Not Use Medication Use Medication

Percent of Delaware Eighth Graders Who Use and Do Not Use Ritalin or Other

Psychoactive Medication

63


approximately one out of nine

Delaware eleventh graders reported

using Ritalin or other psychoactive

medication with a prescription. As

shown in the table below, Delaware

eleventh graders who report using

Ritalin or other psychoactive

medication are more likely to have

used alcohol, tobacco, or other illegal

drugs in the past month. The difference

between Ritalin users and non-users is

statistically significant (p <.05).

Notes:

* Indicates the differences is NOT statistically significant (p<.05)


Ritalin/Psychoactive Medication with a Prescription and

Other Drug Use Among Delaware Eleventh Graders


5%

37%

25%

33%

9%

3%

23%

13%

24%

5%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

50%

Cigarette Use Alcohol Use* Binge Drinking* Marijuana Use Other Illegal DrugUse

Past Month Substance Abuse Among Delaware Eleventh Graders Who Use and Do Not Use Ritilan or Other Psychoactive

Medication

Use Medication Do Not Use Medication

92%

8%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Do Not Use Medication Use Medication

Percent of Delaware Eleventh Graders Who Use and Do Not Use Ritalin or Other Psychoactive

Medication

64

Notes:


These are reasons for use and do not represent the amount of use for different categories of visits.

Not all schools have Wellness Centers. Bar chart displays results for only schools with a wellness center.


32%

4% 4% 6% 6%0%

7%10%

34%

3% 4% 3%0%

5% 5%

29%

6% 8% 8% 8%

1%

9%

16%

0%5%

10%15%20%25%30%35%40%45%50%

PERCENTAGE OF DELAWARE ELEVENTH GRADERS REPORTING WELLNESS CENTER USE FOR SCHOOLS WITH A WELLNESS CENTER

Total Male Female

65

V. Family Environment

Perceived Family Climate: Do Chores,

Family Activities, and Talks

Perceived Parental Behavior: Monitoring,

Rule-Setting, and Support

Fighting/Arguing with Parents

66

Notes:


* Students reported either "most of the time" or "often"


0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Parents give you encouragements Talk to Parents about School*

85%

57%

81%

55%

FAMILY CLIMATE: PERCENTAGE OF DELAWARE 8TH AND 11TH GRADERS' WHO REPORT TALKING TO THEIR PARENTS/GUARDIANS AND HAVING A POSITIVE ROLE

MODEL


67

8th Grade

11th Grade

Note:



0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

Called otherparents to

check on me

Told me tocall home andlet them know

where I am

Offered topick me up if I

need a saferide home

Asked parentshosting a

party I wouldbe attendingif they would

be present

Asked parentshosting a

party I wouldbe attending

if there wouldbe alcohol

served

Talked to meabout the

risks of usingalcohol

Talked to meabout the

risks of usingdrugs

Told me notto drinkalcohol

Told me notto use drugs

Talked to meabout healthy

datingrelationships

and teendating

violence

Talked to meabout healthy

sexualrelationships

20%

52%

44%

17%

7%

44%

52%

58%

32%

0% 0%

12%

53%

38%

10%

5%

33%

36%

33%

41%

36%34%

FAMILY CLIMATE: PARENTAL BEHAVIORS REPORTED BY DELAWARE 8TH AND 11TH GRADERS


68

8th Grade

11th Grade

Notes:


* In the past month



0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%

Physical hit by an Adult*

Heard Verbal Abuse Among Adults in the Home

Saw/Heard Violence Among Adults in the Home

3%

27%

9%

2%

29%

10%

Past Year Family Climate Reported by 8th and 11th Graders


69

VI. Other Risk Behaviors and Consequences

Delinquency: Arrests, Suspensions, Group

Fights, Hitting, Stealing, Trespassing, Weapon-

Carrying, Vandalism, and Selling/Giving Drugs

Estimates by Gender and County of Lifetime,

Past Year, and Past Month Riding in a Car with

a Driver Who Has Been Drinking or Using

Marijuana among 8th and 11th Graders

Trends over Time in Report of Past Month

Drinking and Driving and of Past Month

Marijuana Use and Driving, 1989-2018 among

11th Graders

Estimates by Gender and County of Lifetime,

Past Year, and Past Month Drinking and

Driving and Marijuana Use and Driving among

11th Graders

Past Month Drug Use in Relation to Past Year

Report of Delinquent Behaviors among 8th and

11th Graders

70

Note:



5%

4%

2%

7%

7%

16%

4%

1%

4%

6%

2%

10%

5%

28%

4%

2%

Steal Money from Adult

Get Stopped by Police

Illegal Entry

Steal from Store

Group Fight

Skip School

Vandalism

Take Some Kind of Weapon to School

PAST YEAR DELINQUENT BEHAVIOR REPORTED BY DELAWARE EIGHTH AND ELEVENTH GRADERS


71

Note:


Source: Delaware School Survey, Center for Drug and Health Studies, University of Delaware (2000-2019)

TRENDS IN DELAWARE STUDENTS' DELINQUENCY

Past Year Reports of Non-Criminal Negative Behaviors

8th Grade

11th Grade

34% 33% 34% 33%35% 34% 35%

37% 38%

33% 34%32%

28% 27%24%

22% 22% 21% 23%25%

15%17% 17% 16%

13% 12% 11% 10% 10%8%

6% 7% 5% 7%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Cheat on an Exam Suspended or Expelled

49%

58%55% 55% 54% 52% 53% 54% 52% 53% 52% 52%

46%49% 49%

45% 44% 46%

39%44%

11% 11% 11% 10%13%

8% 8% 7% 6% 5% 5% 4% 4% 3%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Cheat on an Exam Suspended or Expelled

72

Note:




Past Year Reports of Property Crimes

8th Grade

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Steal from a Store 18% 16% 15% 15% 16% 17% 17% 15% 16% 16% 15% 14% 14% 11% 8% 9% 8% 6% 7% 8% 7%

Steal Cash 13% 12% 11% 11% 12% 11% 11% 10% 10% 12% 11% 11% 10% 9% 7% 7% 6% 5% 5% 6% 5%

Vandalism 23% 24% 23% 23% 25% 24% 19% 16% 14% 12% 10% 9% 8% 8% 7% 5% 4%

Break into Car or House 5% 4% 4% 4% 3% 3% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2.0%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

73

Note:




Past Year Reports of Property Crimes

11th Grade

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Steal from a Store 18% 18% 17% 18% 17% 19% 20% 20% 20% 14% 18% 15% 13% 11% 11% 9% 10% 10% 10%

Steal Cash 10% 9% 10% 8% 9% 9% 10% 10% 9% 11% 8% 8% 7% 6% 6% 5% 5% 4% 4%

Vandalism 20% 19% 18% 21% 20% 20% 14% 16% 11% 11% 9% 7% 7% 6% 6% 4% 4%

Break into Car or House 5% 5% 4% 4% 3% 3% 3% 3% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2.0%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

74

Note:




Past Year Reports of Violence

8th Grade

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Take Weapon to School 5% 4% 4% 3% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 4% 4% 3% 3% 3% 3% 2% 2% 2% 2% 1% 1%

Hit Someone 34% 34% 35% 29% 26% 24% 23% 20% 19% 19% 16% 15%

Group Fight 22% 22% 15% 21% 22% 22% 21% 21% 21% 20% 18% 17% 14% 12% 11% 10% 10% 10% 8% 8% 7%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

75

Note:




Past Year Reports of Violence

11th Grade

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Take Weapon to School 6% 5% 5% 6% 6% 6% 7% 6% 5% 4% 3% 3% 4% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 2% 2%

Hit Someone 24% 24% 24% 21% 20% 18% 17% 16% 15% 15% 11% 12%

Group Fight 14% 15% 13% 14% 14% 14% 15% 13% 13% 13% 17% 10% 9% 8% 7% 7% 7% 5% 6% 5%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

76

Notes:


In 2017, the arrest in past year question was not asked.



Past Year Reports of Consequences

8th Grade

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Suspended or Expelled 15% 17% 17% 16% 13% 12% 11% 10% 10% 8% 6% 7% 5% 7%

Stopped by Police 19% 16% 14% 12% 7% 9% 7% 7% 7% 6% 5%

Arrested 6% 6% 5% 4% 4% 3% 3% 2% 2% 1% 2% 4%

0%

2%

4%

6%

8%

10%

12%

14%

16%

18%

20%

77

Notes:


In 2017, the arrest in past year question was not asked.



Past Year Reports of Consequences

11th Grade

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Suspended or Expelled 11% 11% 11% 10% 13% 8% 8% 7% 6% 5% 5% 7% 4% 3%

Stopped by Police 19% 16% 16% 15% 13% 11% 11% 10% 10% 10% 10%

Arrested 5% 5% 5% 4% 3% 3% 3% 2% 2% 2% 3% 6%

0%

2%

4%

6%

8%

10%

12%

14%

16%

18%

20%

78

ALCOHOL MARIJUANA ALCOHOL MARIJUANA ALCOHOL MARIJUANA

Statewide 22% 15% 11% 9% 4% 4%

Males 17% 13% 8% 9% 3% 5%

Females 28% 17% 13% 9% 5% 4%

New Castle 21% 16% 10% 9% 4% 5%

Males 16% 14% 8% 9% 3% 5%

Females 27% 18% 13% 10% 6% 4%

Kent -- -- -- -- -- --

Males -- -- -- -- -- --

Females -- -- -- -- -- --

Sussex 27% 11% 12% 9% 9% 3%

Males 19% 12% 10% 9% 2% 3%

Females 33% 11% 14% 8% 4% 3%

Notes:




IN PAST MONTHIN LIFETIME IN PAST YEAR

2019 DELAWARE EIGHTH GRADERS’ REPORTS OF RIDING IN A CAR WITH A DRIVER WHO WAS UNDER THE

INFLUENCE

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%


IN LIFETIME IN PAST YEAR IN PAST MONTH

(pe

rce

nta

ge s

ayin

g ye

s)


79


Statewide 26% 34% 13% 24% 4% 11%

Males 24% 33% 12% 23% 4% 13%

Females 28% 35% 15% 24% 4% 10%

New Castle 21% 34% 15% 9% 4% 5%

Males 25% 34% 13% 23% 5% 12%

Females 29% 34% 17% 24% 4% 9%

Kent 26% 35% 11% 24% 3% 12%

Males 24% 31% 11% 23% 3% 14%

Females 26% 38% 17% 25% 4% 10%

Sussex 24% 32% 13% 23% 5% 11%

Males 23% 31% 11% 23% 4% 12%

Females 25% 33% 14% 25% 5% 10%

Note:




2018 DELAWARE ELEVENTH GRADERS’ REPORTS OF RIDING IN A CAR WITH A DRIVER WHO WAS UNDER THE

INFLUENCE

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%



(pe

rce

nta

ge s

ayin

g ye

s)


80

Note:


Past month reports of drinking/smoking and driving.

Source: Data Base/DiagnosticsPlus (1990-1993); Department of Public Instruction (1994); Delaware School


TRENDS IN DELAWARE ELEVENTH GRADERS' REPORT OF DRINKING AND

DRIVING AND REPORT OF SMOKING MARIJUANA AND DRIVING, 1993-2018

1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Drinking 10% 7% 11% 10% 9% 11% 6% 5% 6% 5% 8% 8% 6% 8% 7% 8% 8% 6% 5% 5% 4% 4% 5% 4% 4% 3% 5%

Marijuana 9% 10% 8% 10% 8% 8% 9% 7% 9% 8% 7% 7% 6% 7% 7% 6% 7% 6% 7% 7% 7% 6% 7% 6% 6% 5% 7%

0%

2%

4%

6%

8%

10%

12%

Drinking

Marijuana

81

VII. Parental Involvement and Students' Substance Use

Get Along with Parents, Argue with Parents,

Talk to Parents, Parents Volunteer at School,

and Students' Drug Use

Household Members' Smoking and Students'

Drug Use

82


most Delaware fifth graders report

getting along with their parents. The

table below shows that those who

report getting along with their

parents use substances less than

those who report not getting along

with their parents. The differences

are significant (p < .01) for all

substance abuse measures.


Note: Displayed percentiles are rounded to the nearest whole number. Bar charts may differ due to

this rounding.

Past Month Substance Abuse Among Delaware

Fifth Graders by Getting Along With Their Parents

0%1%

0%

4%

6%

2%

0%

1%

2%

3%

4%

5%

6%

7%

8%

9%

10%

Cigarette Use Alcohol Use Marijuana Use

Past Month Substance Abuse Among Delaware Fifth Graders Reporting Getting Along Well With Parents

Get Along With Parents Do Not Get Along With Parents

96%

4%0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Get Along Do Not Get Along

Percent of Delaware Fifth Graders Who Get Along With Parents

83

The table on the right shows how

often Delaware eighth graders report

getting along well with parents. As

shown in the table below, the more

eighth graders report getting along

well with parents, the less likely they

are to use substances. The differences


substance use measures.

Notes:

"Binge Drinking" is defined as three or more drinks at a time in the last two weeks.




Eighth Graders by Getting Along With Their Parents

4%

37%

59%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Never/Not Often Sometimes/Often Most Times

How Often Delaware Eighth Graders Get Along Well With Parents

0%

20%

9%

23%

10%

2%

10%

5%

11%

3%

0%

5%

1%

5%

2%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%


Past Month Substance Abuse Among Delaware Eighth Graders by Getting Along Well With Parents


84


often Delaware eighth graders report

talking with their parents about

school. The table below shows that

those who report talking with parents

about school the most use substances

the least. The differences are

statistically significant for all

substance abuse measures (p < .01).

Notes:





Eighth Graders by Talking With Parents About School

20%

49%

31%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

Never/Not Often Some of the Time Most of the Time/Often

How Often Delaware Eighth Graders Talk With Parents About School

2%

15%

8%

17%

6%

0%

7%

2%

8%

2%

0%

4%

1%

3%

1%

0%

2%

4%

6%

8%

10%

12%

14%

16%

18%

Cigarette Use Alcohol Use Binge Drinking* Marijuana Use Other Illegal DrugUse

Past Month Substance Abuse Among Delaware Eighth Graderswho Talk With Parents about School

Never/Not Often Some of the Time Most of the Time/Often

85

Notes:





Eleventh Graders by Getting Along With Their Parents


often Delaware eleventh graders

report getting along well with

parents. The table below shows

that the more eleventh graders

report getting along well with

parents, the less likely they are to

use substances. The differences


substance use measures.

5%

40%

55%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%


How Often Delaware Eleventh Graders Get Along Well With Parents

12%

37%

27%

30%

13%

3%

27%

15%

30%

7%

2%

22%

11%

20%

3%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%


Past Month Substance Abuse Among Delaware Eleventh Graders by Getting Along Well With Parents


86

Notes:




The table on the right shows

how often Delaware eleventh

graders report talking with their

parents about school. The table

below shows that those who

report talking with parents about

school the most use substances

the least. The differences are

statistically significant for all

substance abuse measures (p <

.01).


Eleventh Graders by Talking With Parents About School

22%

43%

35%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

Never/Not Often Some of the time Most of the Time/Often

How Often Delaware Eleventh Graders Talk With Parents About School

5%

28%

18%

32%

8%

3%

25%

14%

25%

5%

1%

21%

10%

19%

3%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

50%


Past Month Substance Abuse Among Delaware Eleventh Graderswho talk with Parents about School

Never/Not Often Some of the time Most of the Time/Often

87

VIII. How Do the Data for Delaware

Compare With What is Happening

Nationally?

88

Past Past Past Past Past Past

Year* Month Year* Month Year* Month

2019 8th Grade Delaware 5% 1% 17% 8% 12% 8%

2018 8th Grade MTF * 2% 19% 8% 12% 7%


2019 6th– 8th Grade YRBS-Delaware * 1% * 5% * 3%

Notes:

* Indicates that no estimate is available.


Sources:

2019 Monitoring the Future Study (MTF), University of Michigan

2019 Delaware Youth Risk Behavior Survey, Center for Drug and Health Studies, University of Delaware.

2018-2019 Delaware School Survey, Center for Drug and Health Studies, University of Delaware.

CIGARETTES ALCOHOL MARIJUANA

COMPARISON OF RECENT NATIONAL AND DELAWARE ESTIMATESOF CIGARETTES, ALCOHOL, AND MARIJUANA AMONG MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS

89

OF CIGARETTES, ALCOHOL, AND MARIJUANA AMONG HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

Past Past Past Past Past Past

Year* Month Year* Month Year* Month


2019 12th Grade MTF * 6% 52% 29% 36% 22%


2019 9th– 12th Grade YRBS-Delaware * 5% * 25% * 24%

Notes:

* Indicates that no estimate is available.


Source:

2019 Monitoring the Future Study (MTF), University of Michigan

2019 Delaware Youth Risk Behavior Survey, Center for Drug and Health Studies, University of Delaware.

2017-2018 Delaware School Survey, Center for Drug and Health Studies, University of Delaware.

CIGARETTES ALCOHOL MARIJUANA

COMPARISON OF RECENT NATIONAL AND DELAWARE ESTIMATES

90

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